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Ambi raises $26 million for AI assistant that listens in the background
Ambi is a new AI assistant founded by Peter Mo, a former executive at Plaud.
The company raised $26 million and is releasing apps for iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch.
Users can let the apps listen in the background, so the AI can use meeting and other context to offer suggestions or bring up relevant information.
Unlike meeting tools that mainly provide notes after a call, Ambi aims to help while a meeting is still happening.
Background capture is off by default, and users can turn it off at any time.
Ambi says it does not store recordings and encrypts data, but it has not specified the type of encryption, and it is unclear how its products will alert other people that a conversation may be captured.
The company plans to release a desktop app that can learn from users’ work and a device with a screen, speaker, camera and microphones.
Ambi raised $26 million across multiple funding rounds led by Luminous Ventures and Huaqin.
The startup is building an AI assistant that listens in the background and aims to offer real-time suggestions and information.
Ambi is releasing apps for iPhones, Macs and Apple Watch.
Co-founder and CEO Peter Mo said ambient data capture can be turned off and is off by default.
The company said it does not store recordings and encrypts data, but did not specify the encryption method.
- Who
- Ambi, led by co-founder and CEO Peter Mo.
- What
- It raised $26 million to build an AI assistant that listens in the background.
- When
- The company announced the funding on Monday; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Ambi aims to provide real-time intelligence and insights by using context from users’ meetings, calendars, knowledge bases and web data.
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- Funding
- $26 million
- Lead investors
- Luminous Ventures and Huaqin
- Founder and CEO
- Peter Mo
- Apps
- iPhones, Macs and Apple Watch
- Ambient data capture
- Off by default, according to Ambi
What people are saying
The way we interact with intelligence is limited. Often the intelligence is trapped on the screen, and if you use hardware like Plaud, you need to wait for recording to transfer to the phone, upload to the cloud, and get intelligence after processing. That’s why we are building Ambi to use AI anytime and anywhere
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